1 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Famous Chinese vlogger Li Ziqi has reached 14100,000 subscribers on YouTube,     1    (break)the Guinness World Records title for the most subscribers for a Chinese language channel on YouTube

Li Ziqi released her first YouTube video in 2017 titled "Making a dress out of grape skins",     2    (follow)by a number of short video works she created and shot.    3    Li Ziqi shot has attracted fans from all over the world who love to watch her seemingly idyllic(诗情画意的)life in the countryside that shows     4    (tradition)Chinese culture.

She     5    (pick)up many of her skills such as weaving(编织), cooking and farming before she was a middle school student, learning from her grandparents who lived in the countryside. These     6    (process)have become important elements of her videos.

She puts a lot of time into each video, with most taking days to shoot. Although     7    (original)she shot all the videos herself, she now works     8    the help of a personal assistant and a videographer. One series     9    took a particularly long time was showing the process of making the "scholar's four jewels" from ancient China—the writing brush, ink stick, ink slab(砚)and paper. It took her an entire year     10    (create)these items which were made from scratch(从零开始)by Li Ziqi herself.

2 . OmniFocus 3

OmniFocus is a task management app for iOS devices with powerful organization options. Its newest version, OmniFocus 3, aims to make managing your responsibilities more efficient than ever. Here are three cool new characteristics OmniFocus 3 offers, according to the company:

•Tags: What used to be Contexts in the older version of the app is now Tags. You can assign tags to anything that you can think of. You can even add tags based on how much energy it will take you to complete a task, which is unbelievable for individuals with disabilities who plan their day-to-day activities based on the spoon theory.

•Multi-Pane Mode: On bigger devices like the iPad, OmniFocus now offers a three-pane view so you can see more of your content all at once. You can choose to show a left sidebar or a right inspector, and both can be “pinned” to the screen so that they won't go anywhere.

•Batch Editing: You can edit multiple items simultaneously. So, need some efficient organization in your life? You can try OmniFocus for free by clicking the link below. After your trial is up, however, you will be asked to purchase the app. There are two versions—Standard, which is $39.99, and Pro, which is $59.99.

If you're already an OmniFocus user, you may still have to pay to upgrade to the same edition (Standard or Pro) of OmniFocus 3. However, you will get a 50% discount on your purchase. On the other hand, if you purchased OmniFocus 2 for iOS since October 2020, then you'll be able to upgrade for free.

1. Which of the following can enable you to see more content simultaneously?

A．Tags.

B．Contexts.

C．Batch Editing.

D．Multi-Pane Mode.

2. How much should you pay to upgrade if you have been using the Pro version since last December?

A．$0.

B．$29.99.

C．$39.99.

D．$59. 99.

3. What's the main purpose of the text?

A．To instruct how to become an OmniFocus user.

B．To give practical advice on improving OmniFocus 3.

C．To show how to manage tasks efficiently on an app.

D．To recommend an upgraded task management app.

3 . Invent a piece of technology to help the planet

The yearly BT Young Pioneer Award (奖) is looking for the brightest technological youngsters in the UK to make a planet-protecting piece of technology. Enter to be in with a chance of winning £10, 000 to develop your idea.

The BT Young Pioneer Award is part of the AbilityNet Tech4Good Awards, and this year BT is looking for new tech inventors to put their minds towards dealing with the problems of climate (气候) change.

If you need help, the “Count Us In” activity gives advice on ways you can take action to support the planet. You can find out how to help and what everyone's doing at count-us-in. org. The BT Young Pioneer Award is a key part of BT's Skills for Tomorrow programme, which provides free online resources (资源) to help people make the most of life — just visit bt.com/skillsfortomorrow to find out more.

What could you win?

BT will help the winner to develop their idea with up to £10,000 and the support of BT experts along the way.

How to enter

To give your entry (参赛作品), visit tech4goodawards. com, where you will be asked questions about the problem your project solves, how you plan to develop it and why you think you will win this year's BT Young Pioneer Award. The BT Young Pioneer Award is open to anyone based in the UK between the ages of nine and 18. Entry is free, and you can enter as an individual (个人) or as part of a group of up to five people. The closing date for entries is 9 May 2021.

1. What do we know about the BT Young Pioneer Award?

A．It is held every three months.

B．It will offer the winner at least £10,000.

C．It includes the AbilityNet Tech4Good Awards.

D．It encourages young people to protect the Earth.

2. How can a competitor get free online resources?

A．By visiting bt.com/skillsfortomorrow.

B．By sending an email to the organiser.

C．By making a call to BT experts.

D．By joining in “Count Us In”.

3. If  Steve wants to join in the competition, he should ________.

A．be in a group of over five people

B．sign up before 9 May 2021

C．be older than 18 years old

D．pay for the entry

4 . The 2021 Barbara Mandigo Kelly Peace Poetry Awards

The awards contest (奖赛) is to encourage people to explore peace and the human spirit. There are three agecategories (类型): Adult (19&over), Youth (13-18), and Youth (12&under). The yearly contest is open to people worldwide. Your poems must be unpublished (未发表的), and in English.

Deadline

All entries (参赛作品) must be submitted (提交) by July 1, 2021.

Entry Fee

Adults--$15

Youth (13-18)--$5

Youth (12 & under)--no fee

Notes

1. You may submit up to three unpublished poems. At most 30 lines per poem.

2. Include name, address, email, telephone number, and age in the upper right-hand corner of each poem. For the Youth (12 & under) category, please also include your school’s name and your teacher’s name.

3. Title each poem.

4. Please keep copies of all entries as we will be unable to return.

5. Email your entries to: cwarner@napf.org and Click here to pay our entry fee online; or send your entries and entry fee to Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, 1622 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.

Awards

Adult Winner--$1,000

Youth (13-18) Winner--$200

Youth (12 & under) Winner--$200

Winners will be announced by October 1, 2021 on our website. Winners will be notified by email and/or mail. Past years’ winning poems can be found here.

1. What can we learn about the contest?

A．It includes two categories.

B．It is held. every three years.

C．It only accepts poems in English.

D．It is open to people aged 12 and over.

2. To enter the contest, a 12-year-old boy must ______.

A．pay an entry fee of $5

B．write a poem of at least 30 lines

C．submit his entry by October 1, 2021

D．include his teacher’s name in his entry

3. What will an adult winner get?

A．$200 in prize money.

B．$1,000 in prize money.

C．A collection of this year’s winning poems.

D．A collection of past year’s winning poems.

5 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Family drama “A Love for Dilemma”, focusing     1     China's education system and parent-child relationship, started airing on iQIYI on April 11, and     2    (cause) a wide public concern among netizens ever since.

    3    (base)on a novel, the drama centers around several     4    (family) whose children are about to enter middle school. Different generations of people hold different attitudes toward the children's education,     5     leads to conflicts, misunderstandings and relationship crises.

The director of the drama,     6     mother of two herself, admits she used to be anxious about her children's education like most mothers in China.     7     she wanted to give her children sweet memories and a happy childhood, she was worried their studies would fall behind without taking extra lessons. “I hope to remind the audience     8     (give) children more time and patience, and set aside the anxiety and confusion," Zhou said, "Let nature take     9     (it) course and everything that happens in life has its own meaning.”

A netizen commented that the drama encourages her to cherish every moment in life, even the ordinary ones. "The meaning of life is not to compete, but to experience, explore and fulfill one's     10     (responsible) for the world," she said.

6 . Rome can be pricey for travelers, which is why many choose to stay in a hostel (旅社). The hostels in Rome offer a bed in a dorm room for around $25 a night, and for that, you’ll often get to stay in a central location (位置) with security and comfort.

Yellow Hostel

If I had to make just one recommendation for where to stay in Rome, it would be Yellow Hostel. It’s one of the best-rated hostels in the city, and for good reason. It’s affordable, and it’s got a fun atmosphere without being too noisy. As an added bonus, it’s close to the main train station.

Hostel Alessandro Palace

If you love social hostels, this is the best hostel for you in Rome. Hostel Alessandro Palace is fun. Staff members hold plenty of bar events for guests like free shots, bar crawls and karaoke. There’s also an area on the rooftop for hanging out with other travelers during the summer.

Youth Station Hostel

If you’re looking for cleanliness and a modern hostel, look no further than Youth Station. It offers beautiful furnishings and beds. There are plenty of other benefits, too; it doesn’t charge city tax; it has both air conditioning and a heater for the rooms; it also has free Wi-Fi in every room.

Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes

Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes is located just a 10-minute walk from the central city station and it’s close to all of the city’s main attractions. The staff is friendly and helpful, providing you with a map of the city when you arrive, and offering advice if you require some. However, you need to pay 2 euros a day for Wi-Fi.

1. What is probably the major concern of travelers who choose to stay in a hostel?

A．Comfort.	B．Security.
C．Price.	D．Location.

2. Which hotel best suits people who enjoy an active social life?

A．Yellow Hostel.	B．Hostel Alessandro Palace.
C．Youth Station Hostel.	D．Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes.

3. What is the disadvantage of Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes?

A．It gets noisy at night.	B．Its staff is too talkative.
C．It charges for Wi-Fi.	D．It’s inconveniently located.

7 . On Tuesday, Guinness World Records announced through its official micro blog account that livestreaming star Li Ziqi had, with 14.1 million followers, beaten her own earlier record as the person with the most followers on the Chinese YouTube channel. On July 16, she had 11.4 million followers, also a record. She attracted so many followers in just four years, since debuting on the platform with her first short video, titled Making a dress of grape skins, in 2017. In it, Li showed how she kept the skins of grape after eating the fruit, boiled them in water and used the emerging purple dye to color dress.

Though she features on YouTube’s Chinese channel, her appeal knows no boundaries, with viewers around the world commenting favorably under her videos. What’s the secret behind Li’s mass appeal? The answer seems obvious after watching her videos. Instead of preaching(说教) to her audiences, Li tells her story as it is, like, say, about growing beans, harvesting them, grinding them into powder and fermenting it to make bean sauce in the traditional Chinese way. That way she also ends up promoting traditional Chinese culture before a global audience.

However, what she promotes is often a legacy(传统) of the past China is no longer how she depicts it in her videos. Chinese farmers now harvest crops with machines, not with hands, and have long been cooking with natural gas, instead of using wood.

All the progress that technology can bring has reached China. It is time for more Chinese individuals and media to draw a fuller portrait of modern China before the world.

1. Which of the following statements is RIGHT?

A．Li has the most followers in the world.

B．Li defeated a livestreaming star, becoming the person with the most followers.

C．Li had 14.1 million followers on July16.

D．Li is a livestreaming star with the most followers on the Chinese YouTube.

2. Which one of the following processes is NOT included in her first short video?

A．boiling the skins of grape in water

B．keeping the skins of grape

C．storing the skins of grape in a container for a week

D．using the emerging purple dye to color a dress

3. What’s the secret behind Li’s mass appeal?

A．her style and content	B．her beauty and kindness
C．her imagination and creativity	D．her diligence and persistence

4. In the last two paragraphs, the author appeals us to__________.

A．follow Li to be a livestreaming star

B．present an all-round modern China before the world

C．promote our ancient traditional crafts and culture

D．study hard to contribute to the construction of our motherland

9 . TRAVEL ADVISORY

Here are a few things you should know before you take off on your next trip.

Frontier Airlines Face Covering Requirement

As required by federal law, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Order and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Security Directive, all passengers and employees must wear a face covering over nose and mouth throughout the Frontier travel experience including at ticket counters, gate areas, baggage claim and onboard all flights. Face coverings are not required for children under the age of 2. Face coverings must fit snugly(紧密地) over your nose and mouth and be secured under the chin. Not wearing an approved face covering is a violation of federal law and you may lose future travel privileges on Frontier.

* Persons with a disability who cannot wear a mask, or cannot safely wear a mask, because of that disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act can apply for a face mask exemption(豁免). To learn about pre-travel exemption requirements, click here.

Temperature Screening Requirement

Anyone with a temperature of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or higher will not be able to board the plane. If time allows, we will give customers the opportunity to rest before receiving a second check. If the second temperature screening is 100.4 degrees or higher, our team will help the customer to rebook travel on a later date when they are feeling better.

Know Your Travel Policy

CDC issued an Order on January 12, 2021(effective since January, 26, 2021) requiring proof of a negative COVID-19 test or documentation of having recovered from COVID-19 for all air passengers arriving from a foreign country to the US.

1. Who can legally board a Frontier Airlines flight without wearing a face covering?

A．A senior manager of Frontier Airlines.	B．A blind man in a wheelchair.
C．A one-year-old baby.	D．A high school student.

2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A．Passengers without proper face coverings may be banned from flying with Frontier Airlines in the future.

B．Passengers can take off their face coverings when they pick up their checked baggage.

C．Passengers with a high fever will have their flights rescheduled.

D．Passengers without proof of a negative COVID-19 test can’t enter the US on January 20, 2021.

3. Where is this text most likely from?

A．A website.	B．A brochure.
C．A guidebook.	D．A newspaper.